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NEW ISSUE OF KONGRES MAGAZINE - MEETOLOGUE

FRESHEST AND LEAST DISCOVERED EUROPEAN MEETINGS REGION

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What do Macedonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro all have in common? They are all countries that can be geographically located in SE Europe. The definition of regions often appears controversial; so it is with south-eastern Europe, which occupies most of the Balkan Peninsula. To popular and current politics, the Balkans often has a …

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TOURISM LJUBLJANA REDESIGNED THEIR DESTINATION CATALOG

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Tourism Ljubljana/Convention Bureau has redesigned their destination catalog “A Key to Ljubljana – For Meeting Planners” before The Worldwide Exhibition IMEX in Frankfurt. The capital of Slovenia presents itself as an attractive destination for the organization of congresses, conferences and corporate events, because Ljubljana combines communication, knowledge, passion, joy of life, creativity and energy. The publication …

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POLAND MEETINGS AND EVENTS INDUSTRY REPORT 2013 LAUNCH

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The report “Poland Meetings and Events Industry Report 2013” will be presented for the very first time worldwide during the IMEX fair in Frankfurt taking place on 23 May at 2 p.m. It is already the fourth edition of the only all-Poland publication showing the size and income from meetings industry. Over 22,300 meetings and events, further cities and …

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A VIBRANT ACADEMIC MEETINGS SUMMER IS COMING TO LJUBLJANA

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This summer, Ljubljana will host many academic events in different areas, which are mostly aimed to educate younger employees at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. According to the Tourism Ljubljana, these events created around 16,000 overnight stays last summer. Ljubljana will host: 32nd Summer School of Slovenian language. From 1 – 26 July, 125 participants, …

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NEW LAKE BLED MEETING AND INCENTIVE PLANNERS GUIDE PUBLISHED

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Lake Bled – Inspiration in all Seasons The Bled Convention Bureau has published its first meeting planner’s guide, which is designed to give planners a comprehensive insight into Slovenia and Bled, as well as an overview of meeting facilities, special venues and service providers. In addition, the guide provides ideas and tips for incentives and …

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CONVENTA MEET WITH US FACE-TO-FACE AT IMEX

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From 21 to 23 May we will be at IMEX, worldwide exhibition for incentive travel, meetings and events. Do you want to find out how you can benefit from attending Conventa? Are you looking to know more about South East European region and its great potential for hosting meetings, congresses, events and incentives? Want to …

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WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM - The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013

TRAVEL AND TOURISM COMPETITIVNESS IN SOUTH-EAST EUROPE

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Switzerland, Germany and Austria lead the world in terms of their travel and tourism industry competitiveness with Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Canada, Sweden and Singapore completing the top 10, according to the fifth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, released by the World Economic Forum. Encouraging the development of the Travel & Tourism …

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SLOVENIA SOUVENIR, TASTE OF TRADITION BY CHEF UROŠŠ.

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Marcela Klofutar and chef Uroš Štefelin will revived Vila Podvin, a restaurant with a beautiful garden and rooms on the property Podvin.   Their restaurant is decorated with local Slovene souvenirs where each tells a tale of its past and the wealth of Slovenian Cultural heritage. They wish to add to this collection by sharing …

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BELGRADE HOST INTERNATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE

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Tourism Organisation of Belgrade announced that the 11th edition of the regional conference titled ‘Tourism Market in South Eastern Europe – New Development Opportunities’ is scheduled to take place on May 15, 2013, in Belgrade, at the Sava Centar event venue, with the aim of considering the state of the regional tourism market and its …

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INTERVIEW WITH MIHA KOVAČIČ, Exhibition director & Director of Slovenia Convention Bureau

THE GATEWAY TO MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL OF SOUTHEAST EUROPE

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Five editions of Conventa trade show are behind you. What kind of results has the development of the trade show over this period brought?  “Five years of the development of Conventa tradeshow has brought interesting results. The idea of the setup of the meetings show for the region of South East Europe was to present …

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